Click to read "i am offering this poem," by jimmy santiago baca. then answer the question. jimmy santiago baca grew up in the american southwest. as a boy, his parents abandoned him and he was placed in an orphanage. he ran away, fell into dangerous habits, and spent five years in prison. which characteristic of his poem "i am offering this poem" most likely reflects this experience? a. it is structured like a story. b. it uses figurative language to express its ideas. c. it has a tone of darkness and remorse. d. it expresses a simple message of love without the luxury of material things.

The correct answer is D.

"I Am Offering this Poem" shows Jimmy Santiago Baca's life story by expressing how love can be the only thing needed to keep on living. Baca did not have many possessions when growing up, so he learned to appreciate the important things in life.

In his poem, he offers his words to the person he loves and tell him or her that it is the only thing he can give. He has nothing else to give, but love.

two factors or characteristics of a chapter that might make it difficult to read would be words i don't understand, or if i don't fully understand what's going on in the chapter. strategies i can use to get through the difficult material would be a dictionary, and re-reading previous chapters to get a better grasp of what the author is trying to say.

the correct answer is d. in john paston's letter written friday, 14, 1476, he expresses his fear that he may have to go to war.

indeed, although the black death was ravaging europe, the pastons were relatively safe from it due to their social status as they were part of the landed gentry. it is clear that the vast majority of the victims of the pandemic were the poor. the reason why he is weary of having to go to war is because at the particular time england was also devastated by the war of the roses and paston, being a courtesan was inevitably involved.